“There's no reason to waste time trying to prove who you are to people that don't even know who they are.”

“Stop spending so much time trying to prove what you already know to people who don't really matter. It just makes you look insecure and lacking self-confidence.”

“It's such a waste to be subtle and vicious with people who don't even know that you're being subtle and vicious”

“There will always be people for and against you, and its pointless wasting time trying to win over some of the people who are against you. Spend time with people who are for you. Those realtionships are worth it.”

“Life is too short to waste time on people who don't lift you up, who don't inspire you-they'll eventually drain you.”

“There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell them.As the great philosopher of uncertainty Yogi berra once said, "Don't waste your time trying to fight forecasters, stock analysts, economists and social scientists, except to play pranks on them.”